Average Hitch, which happily means engaging suspense, good acting, and surprise ending. No doubt that's why the series is still re-run even 60-years later. So, where is Jocelyn. She's been missing for a long time. But now, suddenly, a recent portrait shows up to discombobulate ex-husband Mark (Abbott) and trusting new wife Debbie (Gates). Jocelyn's disappearance has long haunted Mark, but now it's grabbed Debbie too. And what about the new bust of Jocelyn's rather evil face; it's a spooky exact replica. Good thing Mark finds out who the artist (Baragrey) is. Trouble is the guy lives in same beachfront house where Mark and Jocelyn lived many years ago. Does the afflicted husband really want to go there. Things, it seems, just keep getting weirder.
Mark and Debbie make an appealing couple so it's easy to root for them. This Jocelyn thing is like a curse that's suddenly descended upon the happy couple. Frankly, I detect echoes of Preminger's classic Laura (1944) in the screenplay, especially with the mysterious portrait. Baragrey, for one, is well cast, his angular frame and dark visage adding just the proper menace. Anyway, it's solid Hitch from that wonderfully establishing first year.